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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Yves Barbeau, Brive-la-Gaillarde, FR;
Pierre Gauthier, Orsay, FR;
David Lam, Montesson, FR;
Olivier Noble, Orsay, FR;
Assignee:
Compagnie Gervais Danone, Levallois-Perret, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/00 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns dairy product capsules and the method for making them. The capsules contain a coating including a food polymer, reactive to multivalent ions, inside which is confined a dairy product. The capsules are characterised in that they have a breaking force higher than 0.5 N. The invention is applicable in the food processing industry.